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Vancouver, Wash. ‒ Ballots for the Aug. 1 primary and special election will be mailed Friday, July 14, and should start showing up in voters’ mailboxes early next week, according to the Clark County Elections Office.

If a voter does not receive a ballot by Thursday, July 20, he or she should contact the Elections Office at 360.397.2345 and ask for a replacement ballot. Voters can get replacement ballots...

Vancouver, Wash. ‒ The United States Coast Guard is now enforcing a new federal standard that could require about 19,000 Washington residents to change the Hull Identification Number on their vessels. The HIN is a unique identifier for each vessel.

Vancouver, Wash. — Larry Stafford, Clark County Audit Services manager, has been named to the national Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council.

The 31-member council is responsible for advising the Governmental Accounting Standards Board on technical issues, project priorities and other matters. The board is an independent, private-sector organization that establishes accounting and financial...

Vancouver, WA — The report, Review of Selected Internal Controls, provides a review of internal controls for receipting as well as handling of cash and checks in selected areas throughout the county. Overall, we found cash handling and receipting well controlled.

In 2016, Audit Services performed 20 reviews of cash fund accounts and activities held by departments and offices in the county...

Vancouver, WA ̶ The Washington State Department of Licensing is replacing the 30- year-old computer system used to register and license vehicles and vessels. Installation of a new computer system will impact access to licensing offices and online renewals.

To avoid delays in obtaining tab renewals for vehicles, vehicle owners with December tabs are encouraged to renew early. Vehicle owners seeking renewals are encouraged to...

Citizens who are not currently registered to vote in the state of Washington may register for the Aug. 2, 2016 primary and special election by appearing in person at the Clark County Elections Office, 1408 Franklin Street, Vancouver through Monday, July 25.

All voters in Clark County will receive ballots for this election.

A sample ballot listing all ballot measures and candidates appearing on the Aug. 2 election...

Vancouver, WA ̶ Three of Clark County’s vehicle licensing subagent offices recently were broken into after business hours in an apparently related series of smash-and-grab thefts.

To address the March 25-26 burglaries, staff from the Auditor’s Office and Sheriff’s Office met with the owners of the subagent offices to discuss ways to reduce vulnerabilities and improve security. Participants talked about their buildings,...

Vancouver, WA – Beginning Nov. 2 the downtown Vancouver auto license office will change its hours. The office will be open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The office is located at 1408 Franklin St. just north of the Public Service Center.

The update will give residents another location to conduct business before 9 a.m. The other location is in the Cascade Park area of Vancouver. There are several...

A change has been made to the time the Clark County Canvassing Board will meet to canvass results of the Nov. 3, 2015 General Election. The Clark County Canvassing Board will convene at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19, to canvass returns of the General Election held Nov. 3, 2015. The board will examine mail ballots, determine the status of provisional and challenged ballots, and perform other canvassing duties. The board will meet to...